Touch Typing Lesson 25: + & - Keys
This typing lesson will teach you how to touch type with the + [plus] and - [hyphen/minus] keys. These keys are used for mathematical equations. In addition, the hyphen is used to spell many words, and a double hyphen [--] is typed to indicate a dash. If you already know the keyboard, try our our business drills or symbol drills for more relevant practice exercises.
Instructions:
- Begin with your fingers on the home row.
- The '+' key is two rows above the '[' and ']' keys (use your right pinky finger), stretch up and over while holding the shift key down to hit it.
- The '-' key is two rows above the 'p' and '[' key (use your right pinky finger), stretch up to hit it.
- Once you learn where these keys are, try to type them without looking at your fingers. Scroll down if needed to type the following:
- When you feel confident you can type these keys without looking, go on to the next lesson.
Sample Data Entry Test Prompt
;;; ;p; ppp ;p- ;p- ;-; ;-; ;;; ;[; [[[ ;[- ;[- ;-; ;;; --- ;;; ;[; ;[+ ;[+ ;+; ;+; ;;; ;]; ]]] ;]+ ;]+ ;+; ;+; ;;; +++ ;;; 67 + 24 - 99 + 71 - 79 + 88 - 66 + 88 - 18 + 65 - 38 + 72 - 80 + 40 - 73 + 16 - 59 + 28 - 27 + 74 - 84 + 85 - 55 + 86 - 66 + 54 - 35 + 58 - 15 + 82 - 52 + 84 - 27 + 68 - 53 + 69 - 54 + 30 - 47 + 93 - 50 + 99 - 92 + 13 - 35 + 38 - 40 + 67 - 70 + 36 - 75 + 40 - 31 + 56 - 89 + 26 - 59 + 95 - 13 + 54 - 53Load Test